Ethnomusicology 1

Course unit code:

108ETM1

Course unit title:

Ethnomusicology 1

Mode of delivery:

zápočet

Range:

2/T

Type of course unit:

Study plan Obor Hudební teorie (Bc) – compulsory subject
Study plan Obor Skladba (Bc) – compulsory subject
Study plan Obor Zvuková tvorba (Mg) – compulsory optional subject

Level of course unit:

bakalářský

Year of study

Study plan Obor Hudební teorie (Bc) – 1st year
Study plan Obor Skladba (Bc) – 1st year

Semester when the course unit is delivered

letní

Number of ECTS credits allocated:

1

Garant předmětu:

Vlastislav MATOUŠEK

Name of lecturer(s):

Vlastislav MATOUŠEK

Study Objectives:

The course aim is to guide the student in the field of „so-called“ ethnic music and develop skills in independent bearing in the music of „other“ cultures.

Mode of delivery:

Analyses of audio and video examples, text analyses, disussions.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Credit conditions: Paper over a selected topic in the history and methodology of the study.

Recommended optional programme components

None

Course contents:

The lectures provide an overview and basic orientation in music outside of European artificial music. This course covers the music of natural nations, music outside of European high culture and the folklore of European nations. The instruction is focused primarily on listening to music of various world cultures with an accent on an analytical approach and cultivation of skills in understanding music thought principles outside of the European music paradigm. Part of the instruction are probes into the history and methodology of the study.

Study materials:

Hood, Mantle (1971). The Ethnomusicologist. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Jurková, Zuzana a kol.: Kapitoly o mimoevropské hudbě, VUP, 2. vyd., Olomouc 2001.

Kunst, Jaap (1950, 1975). Musicologica: a Study of Ethnomusicology, its Problems, Methods, and Representative Personalities, Amsterdam. Repr. Ethnomusicology, Amsterdam.

Merriam, Alan P. (1964). The Anthropology of Music. Evanston: Northwestern University Press.

Myers, Helen, ed. (1992). Ethnomusicology: An Introduction. New York: W.W. Norton

Myers, Helen, ed. (1993). Ethnomusicology: Historical and Regional Studies. New York: W.W. Norton.

Nettl, Bruno (1964). Theory and Method in Ethnomusicology. London: Free Press of Glencoe.

Nettl, Bruno (1983). The Study of Ethnomusicology: Twenty-nine Issues and Concepts. Chicago: University of Illinois Press.

Shelemay, Kay Kaufman (1990). Garland Library of Readings in Ethnomusicology. New York: Garland.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

lectures

Assessment methods and criteria

Conditions for successful completion of the course: paper with an analysis of a selected music manifestation.

Language of instruction:

Czech

Work placement(s):

none

Course web page:

Note:

None

Schedule for winter semester 2011/2012:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Fri
Thu	místnost 2026 Učebna KTDH 2026 (Lichenštejnský palác) MATOUŠEK V. 13:40–15:10 (přednášková par. 1)
Fri

Datum	Den	Čas	Tutor	Místo	Notes	Č. paralelky
	Thu	13:40–15:10	MATOUŠEK V.	Učebna KTDH 2026 Lichenštejnský palác		přednášková par. 1

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Obor Hudební teorie (Bc) (next compulsory subject)
• Obor Skladba (Bc) (next compulsory subject)
• Obor Zvuková tvorba (Mg) (optional subject)